Thimbleberry Books

Joys of being a used bookseller.

Yes There can be many books by the same title. So in looking for a book, try to remember the author.

Like My Book Title? Thanks, I Borrowed It. (Gift Article) Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?

Just remembering this book tonight. Might be worth rereading.
The movie "Soylent Green" was based on it but veered off from the original plot.

With the colder temps we are excited to say that all 3 outdoor ice skating rinks are now open! ⛸️

**Pickle Pond's warming house will be open Fridays 4-8 p.m. and Saturday & Sundays 12-5 p.m.

City of Marshfield

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An ecard from Kim Hartley Please click the image to view your ecard!

Small Business Saturday! Live Caroling in the shop this morning.

A last look at Halloween this year.

Some sound advice for book lovers.

Moving books is a big pain. Here’s how to make it easier. The most efficient ways to pack books, how to ensure they aren’t damaged — and tips for easing the pain of culling your collection.

For all of you who wonder what a Thimbleberry is.

GARDEN GOODIES: Thimbleberries GARDEN GOODIES: For this week's Garden Goodies, Justin taught us about thimbleberries.

Free range reading as a child leads to a life time of reading for pleasure and knowledge.

Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading - Vigour Times These days, when I explain to a fellow parent that I write novels for children in fifth through eighth grades, I am frequently treated to an apologetic confession: “My child doesn’t read, at least not the way I did.” I know exactly how they feel—my tween and teen don’t read the way I did e...

Closed today 2/23/23 due to the storm. See you tomorrow.

Revitalizing downtown: Marshfield native opens guitar store in hometown MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WAOW) -- The city of Marshfield is working towards a downtown revival.

Sold a book online to Le Quin quite a few years ago, wrote her a thank you note and received a nice email back. 🙂

Remembering Influential Fantasy Author Ursula Le Guin - For Reading Addicts Born Ursula Kroeber Le Guin on 21st October 1929 in California, the daughter of an anthropologist and a writer, Ursula and her brothers were encouraged to read growing up. Le Guin spoke often of the happiness of her upbringing, and the environment that fostered her interest in literature. At aged 11...

We are open on this cold winter's day until
3pm. (Friday December 23rd)

Just letting you know what's in the forecast.

Be sure to stock up before the snow falls and the temperature drops! This is just an estimate and you may need more books depending on household size. We also have plenty of movies, take and create kits, jigsaw puzzles, magazines, experience kits and more!
Also, the library will be closed December 24 and December 25.

Some of the reasons why we have a strict credit policy.

We’re drowning in old books. But getting rid of them is heartbreaking. “They’re more like friends than objects,” one passionate bookseller says. What are we to do with our flooded shelves?

If you want to contact the shop, Please call 715 387 3040 between 10- 3pm Monday - Saturday or drop us an email at [email protected]. I don't look at Facebook daily. The most asked question is " Do you buy books and the answer is NO. We give credit you can use in the store. Please limit books you bring in for credit to one grocery size bag at a time. We will not look at any books in box. We are very limited in what we can handle physically and this rule enables us to keep running the shop. Thank you for understanding.

Caught my interest, hope you enjoy this.

Wind, Of Course, Goethe and Shame Our critic recommends old and new books.

See you on Tuesday.

Tigger has passed on. She was 19 + and had been with us for 16 years. She and her sister were our original shop cats and were loved by many of our customers. Give us a little time to adjust but I am sure we will welcoming a new cat crew to help out in the shop.

How lovely!

Wonderful ! A new bookstore in our area! Look at the great antiquarian books on his shelves. It is about 10 miles south of us on Route 10. I wish him a long run in this precarious business.

From passion to brick and mortar What started as a passion for a Neillsville man has grown into a way of life, and now, a new store just south of Marshfield.

Need to visit there!

Q&A: The Magic of Bookstores in Rural Communities | The Daily Yonder Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A

Volunteer Paul Knoff pouring a Third Space Happy Place.

We are part of the Downtown Beer Walk today. Stop in!

Now it's easier to send Thimbleberry Books a message.

Orphans on our doorstep. Please don't do this. We will be glad to look at books in a bag when you bring them in. ( We can't use Reader's Digest Condensed Books. Please consider donating them to a Senior center or charity.)

We will be closed Labor Day Monday September the 6th.

This is a college friend of mine. Hope you will enjoy her talk on Emily Dickinson.🙂

Watch our virtual author event with Martha Ackmann author of "These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson" on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook: www.facebook.com/STLCoLibrary. Presented in partnership with Higher Education Channel TV (HEC-TV).

Although I really think our shelves are full, here is our credit policy for those who want to bring in books.



Thimbleberry Books Credit Policy 2023


We are still on shortened hours 10-3 Monday - Saturday.

Yes, we are fussy because you, our customers, are fussy. Neither of us want books in worn condition. Please limit yourself to 1 full brown grocery size bag of books for us to consider. We won't look at books in boxes. Please use a bag. As we have limited space, please don’t plan to leave the books with us.*
WE DO NOT TAKE encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest Condensed books, magazines and comic books, or any withdrawn library materials.

WE TAKE STANDARD PAPERBACKS when: The book is in great shape , clean and shiny cover, no writing on the pages. We will give up to 20 % of the cover price in store credit on books we can use.
Romance books should be published within the last 2 years - We will take older books by popular authors - for example: Nora Roberts.
General Fiction, including Westerns, Mysteries, Science Fiction, etc. and Non-Fiction in good condition are welcome regardless of age.
HARDCOVER BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS (larger) It’s strange but true, most of our customers don’t buy hardcovers as they do paperbacks. That’s why store credit is less on these books. It is up to 1/2 the price we put on the book, not 20% of the printed cover price. Newer HCs must have dust jackets.
CHILDREN’S BOOKS - Condition is everything with children’s books too! We will take books with names written neatly inside but no scribbles. Store credit will vary with age and popularity.
AUDIOBOOKS - We only take books on CD. They must be in their original box. Credit is 1/2 what we price the box.
OUR PRICES AND WHAT STORE CREDIT BUYS - All regular paperbacks are priced at 50% of the cover price (minimum $2) and the others are priced inside on the upper right corner.
WE EXCHANGE CATEGORY FOR CATEGORY
The 4 categories are Romance, Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Audiobooks. Each credit slip explains what it buys. In store credit is applied directly to our already discounted prices.
In Store Credit Can Not be used on SPECIAL ORDERS & OUT OF STORE PURCHASES - We will search world-wide for books you want but we can not use credit to purchase them. NEW AND MARKED COLLECTIBLE BOOKS are not available for purchase with credit alone.
Thank you for shopping here and understanding that we are limited in what we can handle in order for us to stay in business.



*unclaimed books are donated to the library